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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL.. 



Winlerliig In a Cave— Suiar for Bees. 



Query 913.— 1. Can bees be kept over win- 

 ter, to good advantage, in a cave or out-door 

 cellar, with a 3-inch tiling pipe for ventila- 

 tion, etc.? 



2. It has been recommended that light 

 brown or standard A sugar be led to 

 bees. I have always fed mine granulated 

 sugar, as that cannot be adulterated like the 

 light brown. Now which of the two is the 

 better to feed ? or is there any difference?— 

 Subscriber. 



1. I think they can. 2. I nse granu- 

 lated. — J. P. H. Brown. 



1. Yes. 2. The granulated is by far 

 the best. — Dadant & Son. 



1. Yes. 2. I use and prefer the 

 granulated. — G. M. Doolittle. 



1. I don't know. 2. I have fed the 

 granulated with good results. I never 

 fed any other brand. — E. France. 



1. Why, of course, with the tempera- 

 ture humidity and purity of the air just 

 right. 2. Granulated. — J.H.Lakbabee. 



1. Yes. 2. Never feed brown sugar 

 for winter in the North. Granulated 

 sugar is the best that I know of. — H. D. 

 Cutting. 



1. Yes. 2. The better grades of light 

 brown sugar can be fed for winter stores, 

 but they are not so good or cheap as the 

 granulated variety. — C. H. Dibbern. 



1. Yes, but a 3-inch pipe isn't all 

 that's needed to keep bees well over 

 winter. 2. I believe granulated sugar 

 is the best at all times. — A. B. Mason. 



1. Yes, if well constructed and not 

 overstocked. 2. We feed granulated 

 when we feed. Standard A does very 

 well, but has more moisture. — P. H. 

 Elwood. 



1. Yes, if the temperature can be 

 kept at the right point. 2. For winter 

 stores granulated sugar should always 

 be used in preference to anything 

 cheaper. — R. L. Taylor. 



1. That depends. T could tell better 

 after I had tried it. 2. I've always fed 

 granulated sugar, and it appears to con- 

 tain chemicals when boiling water is 

 poured into it. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1. Ask Doolittle. He makes it a suc- 

 cess. 2. I think the American Bee 

 Journal has always recommended gran- 

 ulated, and it's the best. But I don't 

 feel so sure it cannot be adulterated. — 

 C. C. Miller. 



1. I think that would be just the 

 same as a cellar ventilated the same 

 way, and we have heard they were suc- 

 cessful. 2. I prefer the granulated, 

 though only because I have always 

 taken it for granted. — Jas. A. Stone. 



1. How many colonies ? A few can, 

 undoubtedly, but 100 ought to have 

 more ventilation. 2. If for winter 

 stores, in confinement, I would use only 

 the best refined. When bees can fly it 

 will probably do to feed cheaper sugar. 

 — Eugene Secor. 



1. I can testify to having wintered a 

 good many colonies in out-door cellars 

 with the right temperature (45"^) and 

 good honey. There is nothing to pre- 

 vent their being successfully wintered 

 in such receptacles. I should prefer to 

 risk the granulated. — S. I. Freeborn. 



1. I knew a man in Lansing, Mich., 

 Mr. Abner Brown, who kept kees in 

 such a cave very successfully for years. 

 2. Except for winter use, the brown is 

 all right. For winter in the East I 

 would use only granulated. Any kind 

 would answer here in California. — A. J. 

 Cook. 



1. I do not know. I have never had 

 any experience, but I do not think I 

 have any use for any kind of a cave to 

 winter bees. 2". For winter food I 

 should use nothing but granulated 

 sugar. The brown may do in the spring, 

 when the bees can fly. — Emerson T. 

 Abbott. 



1. I have had no experience, but I 

 learn from reading that it has been done 

 with success. 2. Don't feed anything 

 but the "best A No. 1" granulated 

 sugar. None other is safe for winter 

 stores. The brown sugar may be fed in 

 spring and summer for stimulating. — J. 

 E. Pond. 



1. I have no experience in wintering 

 bees in cold climates. 2. I feed the 

 cheapest cane-sugar I can get, regard- 

 less of color. We get it pure here right 

 at the sugar plantations. I prefer brown 

 open kettle to any other sugar, and 

 think it is best for me. — Mrs. Jennie 

 Atchley. 



